Combined electrolier and telephone-cover.



J. MclNTOSH.

COMBINED ELECTROLIER AND TELEPHONE COVER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1. 1915. 1,153,507. Patented Sept. 14, 1915.

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' To all whom it may concern UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES MCINTOSH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMBINED vELI?C'lB-OLIER AND TELEPHONE-COVER.

Application filed June 1, 1915.

Be it known thatI, JAMES MCINTOSH, 71 citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, .and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements'in Combined Electroliers and Telephone-Covers, of which the following is a full, clear and exact description.

This invention relates more particularly to an electrolier in which the base portion is adapted to form a casing or cover for a tele phone. i

One of the principal objects of the inven tion is to provide a simple and efficient device particularly adapted for household purposes and which is so constructed that the base or pedestal of an eleetrolier or lamp may be formed as a shell or casing having means whereby an ordinary telephone may be inserted so as to be inclosed within the base when not in use and thereby be entirely out of sight and wherein the telephone may be partly or wholly removed to'niake the same readily accessible for use.

Another objectof the invention is to provide a device ofthe character referred to which is simple in construction and attractive in appearance.

A further object of the invention is to provide an electrolier having its base comprising three members hinged together so that the saidbase may be made of just the size to receive the telephone and by which the telephone is readily accessible when two of the members are moved on their hinges to an open position; and to provide a device in tion of one form of device embodying my invention. Fig. 2 'is a sectional elevation showing the position of the lights within the shade and the base with the doors or members moved to an open position for the reception or the removal of the telephone.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary section showing how the electric connection with the source Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 14, 1915.

Serial No. 31,449.

of electric supply may be arranged to con. nect with the electric lights through the base or cover. Fig. 3 is a plan view. Fig. 4 is a sectional plan taken on the line IV-IV of .Fig. 1'; and Fig. 5 is a fragmentary section is provided with hinges 14 at the upper and lower portions thereof to which the members 12 and 13 are held. The doors 12 and 13 are adapted to be moved horizontally to an open position as shown in Fig. 2 or are adapted to be moved to a closed position as shown in Fig. 1. -Wl1en in a closed position, the cover provides an ornamental attractive base or pedestal of a shell-like character with a symmetrically curved body to present a neat and attractive appearance. The cover has an open bottom and is therefore-free of any support for the telephone 15 so that the telephone when it is placed in position within the member '11 to be incloscd within the cover 10. said telephone is adapted to be supported by the table or other obiect on which the cover is placed. The door 13 is provided with a hook or clasp 16 which is'adapted to engage a keeper 17 on the door 12 so that the two doo'gs 12 and 13 may be held in their closed position. By this means a telephone of the ordinary household character mav be entirely inclosed and placed out of sight in an attractive ornamental obiect and the inclosing portion thereof mav be made of iust the size to permit the telephone to fit therein in whatever position it mav be placed, and further the lower portion of the base or cover may he cut away. as at 18. to permit the wire connection to the telephone to rest in said cut-away portion or slot so that the cover may est evenly upon a stand or table without injuring or otherwise injuriously affecting the electric connection to said telephone.

A. dislclike top 19 is held to the member 11 and extending upward from the top-19 is a tubular stem or standard 20. This standard 20 incloses a smaller tubular member 21. the upper end of which is threaded and provided with lock nuts 22. The upper lock nut formsa seat for a thimble or part 23 of an ornamental shade 24 of any suitsource of electric supply.

connected to one or more electric lamps 4 a lighting means supported by said standard.-

pass through an opening 28 in the lower portion of the member 11 and out through a tubular thimble or part 29 to a suitable The wires 27 are of any desired number and in the usual way, The lamps are arranged horizontally and one hooked-shaped brackets 31 extending outwardly from the standard 20 and are adapted to be placed in electric circuit or turned off by means of the usual pull chains 32 or otherwise. i

It will be evident from the foregoing, that an attractive device is provided which is adapted particularly for household purposes to serve as an electrolier and a cover for a telephone; that the telephone may be readily placed in the cover and made accessible for use; and that the cover forms a substantial base for the lamp or electrolier.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A device of the character described,

- comprising asubstantially cylindrical shelllike cover having a main substantially semicylindrical member and two hinged-doors adapted to be moved to a position to permit a telephone to be placed in or removed from said main member and to be inclosed within said main member by said doors, a standard extending upwardly from the main member, electric lights supported by said standard, a shade supported by said standard, and means whereby electric connections can be made through the cover to the electric lights and to the telephone.

2. A device of the character described,

comprising a shell-like cover having a top and a main substantially semi-cylindrical member and two hinged doors adapted to be moved horizontally and outwardly to a position to permit a telephone to be placed in or removed from said main member and cover forming a pedestal and having a main member and swinging means forming a vertical closure for the greater part of its height and adapted to permit a telephone to be placed bodily in or removed from said cover and to be inclosed therein, a standard extending upwardly from the cover, and

l. A device of the character described, comprising a shell-like symmetrical and curved cover having a main member and two hinged doors adaptedto be moved horizontally to a position to permit a telephone to be placed in or removed from said cover,

a standard extending upwardly from themain member, electric lights supported by said standard, and a shade supported by said standard. r

5. A device; of the character described, comprising a substantially cylindrical shell like cover having a main member and two oppositely swinging hinged doors adapted to be movedto a position to permit a telephoneto be placed in or removed from said main member, said cover being provided with a top and being open at the bottom, a standard extending upwardly from the top of the main memben'electric lights supported by said standard, a shade supported by said standard, and means whereby electric connections can be made through the cover to the electric lights.

6. A device of the character described, comprising a shell-like cover having a main substantially semi-cylindrical member and two hinged doors adapted to be moved to a position to permit 'a telephone to be placed in or removed from said main member, said cover having a top and being open at the bottom, a standard extending upwardly from JAMES MCINTOSH. 

